Ann Yarnall letter to Charity Rotch, Philadelphia, 10th mo 23 1812

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	 		 Philadelphia 10 mo  23 1812
	 My dear friend
	   Charity Roch
	having an opertunity to rite by John Street a
	friend form Salem in your State thought thou
	would be wiling to hear from thy friends A & NY
	may inform thee we are in good health & we
	were informed by our mutual friend Maria that
	thy health is much better than it has been for
	sevrel years wich is a very grate favour when
	thee gets thy chool under way  O how I whould
	rejoice to take a pepe at it & thee but I must
	be content with hering tel of it- our little Society
	has just broke up the dear girls seem quite
	interested in working for thee poor.   Richard & Maria
	paid us a visit last weak  thay wir well & have
	a prospect of a farm in the nabourhood of Crosscrek
	Maria expects to spend the winter among hir friends
	R to go to Hartford to return in the Spring poor
	dear Maria I think she is not very fit for a
	farmers wife.  Danuel Quinby a friend who stad
	with us 2 nights on his way to Boltemore yearly M
	& expects to make a prety generel visit to your
	state is a friend we are much interested in & attache
	to he having spent sevrel weaks with us some time
	back  he has a very extensive prospect before him